A Translation PI in a document identifies the document as having been (or being) localized to other languages. When this PI is present in a document, certain Arbortext Editor and Arbortext Publishing Engine features are disabled, prohibiting changes to the document which otherwise would not be reflected in the localized version.

The Translation PI must appear either before the root element of the document or immediately within it (for example, as the first child of the root element). Following is an example of a Translation PI: